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Laine, Joseph Fields, Sr.

(born: 1879  -  died: 1967) 

Joseph Laine, from Winchester, KY, founded the Laine Medical Clinic. He practiced in both Lexington and Louisville.

Laine was a graduate of Berea College and Meharry Medical College. He was the husband of Mattie R. Laine. According to Laine's World War I Draft Registration Card, he was born in 1879. For more see the Kentucky Encyclopedia 2000 [electronic version available on UK campus].

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